Firepower is king

It's a bit full of words, but I can't say no to Gao Guang. We can't wait until the afternoon and we have to leave now.

So you have to defend when you should, but it depends on the situation. If someone really attacks in a big way, it is really unstoppable. If you run away, you will run away, and if you fall, you will fall. As for PMC, everything they do is It's a legitimate business, and all contracts signed are formal. There is a clause in the contract saying that you can give up if you encounter force majeure.

How to determine force majeure depends on the professional ethics of the PMC company.

Like Andrew, as long as someone comes to fight, it will be regarded as force majeure, which is definitely not possible, so Gao Guang thought that he had to fight for a while, but he didn't need to be too insistent. As long as the enemy's strength was indeed too strong, then it could only be The force majeure clause has been implemented.

However, the feared attack did not come, and no one came until noon.

The atmosphere in the entire factory is extremely tense. Under the current conditions, it is impossible to cook. Everyone went to the canteen to eat. The chef in the canteen was not in the mood to cook, and the PMCs scattered in several places were not in the mood to eat either. So for lunch, I had to use dry food.

Then he continued to wait, but the enemy never came.

Throughout the day, the snipers outside fired twice in the morning because they found two particularly easy targets, and then they never fired again. However, the nervous people did not relax, but became even more nervous. nervous.

Knowing that the enemy is outside, knowing that the enemy will come, but the enemy is still reluctant to move, this really makes people feel crazy.

Until around four o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy still didn't make any move, so Gao Guang felt that they could really hold on until six o'clock and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

It would be better if the enemy planned to attack after dark, then they would find that there were a large number of people in the factory and they would have no chance to attack.

Gao Guang started to be cautiously optimistic, but at this time, his phone rang.

The call was from Mr. Smith, not Danny.

When he saw the caller number, Gao Guang began to feel bad again. Although Mr. Smith could talk to him about serious matters, Danny should be responsible for and handle this kind of matter. If Smith called him personally, then It means that things are developing towards the bad side.

Sure enough, after Gao Guang answered the phone, Smith's first sentence was: "Sorry, Gao, the reinforcements can't go."

Gao Guang's heart felt cold, but fortunately, if the reinforcements didn't come, they wouldn't come. Anyway, the enemy hadn't attacked yet. Since the reinforcements couldn't come, they simply withdrew them.

After calming down, Gao Guang said helplessly: "Why can't you come?"

"Our people were stopped at a checkpoint fifty kilometers away from your place. It was set up by the South African Defense Force. Although we have all legal procedures, the South African Defense Force prohibits anyone from passing through in the name of quelling riots. So we will not Maybe in the past, we would not have had any conflict with the South African Defense Force on South African soil."

After all, South Africa is not Iraq, and the war group is not easy to talk to.

Gao Guang hesitated for a while, and then he whispered: "In this case, uh... we have no choice, Mr. Smith, we can't hold on. This is not a question of whether we are willing to do it, but simply not By any chance, if the South African Defense Force is deployed, then we have no choice but to withdraw."

"No, no, the National Defense Forces can use the excuse of military exercises or quell the riots to block us, but the National Defense Forces will never attack you directly."

Smith thought about it for a while and whispered: "Let me explain to you what the situation is now. First of all, dispatching the National Defense Force is not a national act of South Africa, but is Matala's personal will. Therefore, the National Defense Force can exercise its powers within a reasonable range. But don’t cross the line.”

"Isn't this the same thing?"

"It's different. Now Jacob and Matala are fighting. The ANC has split into two factions. Although Matala is stronger, Jacob is still very powerful. Now the whole of South Africa is in chaos. People who support Jacob created this riot, and now Matala is focusing more on how to quell this nationwide riot, so Matala's main opponent is still Jacob, not Eli Gram Corporation.”

Gao Guang just wanted to roll his eyes when he heard this, because the situation in South Africa had nothing to do with him.

"You must think that the situation in South Africa has nothing to do with you. No, you are wrong to think so. Eric Mining's dilemma will change with the situation in South Africa. When Jacob and Matala decide the winner, Eric Mining will end the current predicament, and you will naturally be fine."

Gao Guang said weakly: "I have been here for half a year. So, when will Matala and Jacob finish fighting?"

"Soon, South Africa will become more chaotic, which means that the fight between the two has become intense. The outbreak period cannot last long, so it will end quickly."

Gao Guang whispered: "Do you mean to let us continue to hold on for a while?"

Smith was silent for a while, and then he said very helplessly: "We have just signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Eric Mining. From now on, all the business of Eric Mining will be handed over to the War Group. At this time, we failed to keep the logo. Sexual gold, that is... it is a disaster in terms of business reputation, not a breach of contract, but it is really a disaster."

This is a debt of gratitude. It doesn't matter when you owe it, but it hurts when you need to pay it back.

Gao Guang scratched his head vigorously, but Smith whispered: "I know your situation there is not very good, and I can't ask you to use your life to protect that batch of gold. I want to say, please protect that batch of gold if possible. , try your best to keep that batch of gold, well, just try your best."

Do your best, no matter how hard you try, it is also your best to kill the last person, and it is also your best to surrender immediately when the enemy is strong.

Gao Guang was silent. The key was that he didn't know what to say now, and Smith continued in a low voice: "Now it's a battle of dignity between Eric and South Africa. The value of this batch of gold is very high, but 500 million is not Eric." What Gram Mining cannot afford to lose is the number, and what Eric Mining cannot afford to lose is the right to speak in the future and the right to distribute the benefits of South Africa’s minerals in the future.”

"What's the meaning?"

"The minerals belong to South Africa but are controlled by people like Matala and Jacob. They have turned South Africa's minerals into their own private property. So Matala's idea is that I can let you make money in South Africa. Who should I let?" Whoever can come, I can take as much as I want, and Eric’s idea is, I come to South Africa to make money, whether it’s you Matala or Jacob, you are just my partners, whoever is in that position I Just give it to whoever you want, and you can take as much as you want, but you can never get as much as you want."

Gao Guang could vaguely think of this truth before, but he was not as thorough as Smith because he did not understand that Eric Mining Company was just a multinational company and had what qualifications to challenge South Africa.

"Is Eric Mining... so powerful?"

"It's not that Eric Mining has strength, it's that Eric Mining is neither big nor small, and it can be pulled out as a demonstration. Do you understand what I mean? Eric Mining represents many Western companies, and now it is just being selected. Come out and reformulate the distribution model as a demonstration. If Eric Mining fails to withstand the pressure, many companies will have to apply new rules in the future.”

Gao Guang suddenly understood and said: "I understand, Eric Mining is the chicken who killed the chicken to show the monkey."

"Killing the chicken to show the monkey...yes, it's very appropriate, that's what it means."

Smith continued: "The original distribution rule is that Jacob holds 30% of the shares and Eric's company earns 70% of the profits, but Matala wants to take half of the shares and leave half to Eric Mining, but this condition It would have been impossible for Ke to agree, but now Jacob means that Eric's company must retain 30% of his shares, so Eric Mining has been involved in internal strife in South Africa, and because of this incident, he has become the representative of many companies. The three parties were mixed and the fight was fierce, and the batch of gold became a symbol."

Gao Guang was confused when he heard this, and asked, "How come it has become a symbol?"

"Mattala means, if you don't do what I say, get out of South Africa. Jacob means if you dare to take away my benefits, then you can't do it. For Eric Mining, that's me. According to the previous rules, the gold is here and you just can’t take it away, that’s it.”

Gao Guang whispered: "Then, let me, uh, let me think about it, why can't Matala let the National Defense Forces go directly?"

"It's very simple. It depends on whether the benefits obtained from Eric Mining Company are given to South Africa or to Matala personally. In the former case, the South African Defense Force has already taken action. In the case of the latter, everyone should follow the common rules in the world. Matala will take action. Using the National Defense Forces would break the rules, and the rest would not be a matter of profit distribution, and the United States and old Europe would not agree."

Well, South Africa was originally the strongest country in Africa and a regional power, but now it seems to have become an economic colony of Europe and the United States. Eric Mining is just a microcosm, behind which are the interests of countless European and American multinational companies in South Africa.

Now that it was clear, Gao Guang understood why Smith was so sure that the South African Defense Force would not take action directly. At most, they would stop the reinforcements halfway.

"So reinforcements cannot arrive, but there will never be an army attack on the factory."

"Yes, we use private force to protect the gold, and Matala can only use private force to seize the gold. Everything about you will be blocked by a tacit understanding between the two parties. Everyone talks with strength according to the rules."

After finishing speaking, Smith said quietly: "Now the value of private force has been reflected, and Matara used the National Defense Force to intercept us. He was on the verge of breaking the rules, but did not break through them. This makes it difficult for us, but we We will definitely find a way to send reinforcements, but...if we fail to prevent it, it will be all over."

"That said, the attacks we face will be severe."

Even the time could be determined. Gao Guang thought for a moment and said, "And the time is tonight."

Smith sighed and said: "I recommended you to go to South Africa. I originally wanted to return a favor to you, but I didn't expect... Gao, try to delay some time for me. I owe you a favor."

Gao Guang swallowed, smiled silently, and said, "Let's not talk about favors or anything else. Let's talk about money. The situation is getting worse. How much can Eric Mining give?"

Gao Guang doesn't accept Smith's words or talk about human relations, which is to give Smith face, but Smith can't lose face.

Smith breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, I owe you a favor, a big favor."